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Feb. 20, 2016 / 9:48 PM

Wake held for Angela 'Big Ang' Raiola in Brooklyn

Angela Raiola (L), aka Big Ang, died last Thursday after battling throat and brain cancer. The "Mob Wives" star was 55 years old. Photo courtesy of Big Ang/Instagram

Angela Raiola (L), aka Big Ang, died last Thursday after battling throat and brain cancer. The "Mob Wives" star was 55 years old. Photo courtesy of Big Ang/Instagram

BROOKLYN, N.Y., Feb. 20 (UPI) -- Hundreds of mourners gathered at Brooklyn's Scarpaci Funeral Home Saturday to bid farewell to reality TV personality Angela "Big Ang" Raiola.

Raiola's Mob Wives co-stars Carla Facciolo, Drita D'Avanzo and Renee Graziano, and her estranged husband Neil Murphy, were among the attendees at her wake, TMZ reported.

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Additional visitation services are also planned for Sunday, while a private funeral is scheduled for Monday.

Raiola died early Thursday morning after battling aggressive throat and brain cancer. She was 55 years old.

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